Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-01
SOUTHEURQPE'S SHAKING
GRATITUDE AND GLOOM IN THE
RIVIERA DISTRICT.

The People Grateful That the Disaster
Was No Worse but Apprehensive OF
It's Effect on Tourist Travei-The Dis
turbancrs Preceded by Notieeably Hot
Gusts OF Wind.
PARIS, Feb. 2S.-M. Lockroy. Minister
OF Public Works, says the sewers in the
shaken district are so damaged that the
soil will become infiltrated with sewage,
and be source of contagion as soon as
hot weather comes. The government will
send engineers and specialists to do eyery-
thing possible to avert such disaster.
1t is stated that British travellers COLI,
tinue to arrive at Calais en- route to th1
South.
NJ. Flammarcon has written an artIctn
In which he says q continuance of ~
shocks Is likely.
A chasm has opened in the ground near
Nice from which stream of hot, muddy
water bubbles up. Portions OF the coast
have sunk and other portions have Usen,
A stiff wind is blowing at Mea1e,
making It dangerous to walk about YET
have arrived there, being impelled by
curiosity. Building inspectors have con-
demned two-thirds of picturesque old
Mentone.
HOT, HEAVY GUSTS OF WIND.
Mr.. Sloane. of New York, who was az
Nice during the earthquake, and who ID
now in Paris, says that before leaving
Nice he was obliged to sleep in the open
air for two nights. He says he was struck
with the fact that each shock was pre-
ceded by hot, heavy gusts of wind from
the sea, lasting several minutes.
An American gentleman and his wife,
who were at Hotel Belyue, in Mentone,
at the time of the distur rbances, were
hemmed in their bedroom by falling
beams. They were rescued with great
difficulty, the lady being compelled tn
sacrifice her hair.
LANDAUs COME HIGH.
Landaus at Mentone can be hired only
at most exorb bltant rates, and their owners
have been receiving as high as $I5 night
for their use. The damage to property at
Mentone is estimated at $4,000, 900. The
yachts Lat ma and WestOnia, which are
in the harbor of Mentone, are crowded
with invalids. Both officers and men
have showed the greatest Kindness in
caring for the injured. DIR. Keith, OF the
Latona. attends to the wants of many pa.
tents, all the Mentone physicians having
fed to Pisa. mparing all accounts re.
ceived from the places affected by the
earthquakes, the estimated loss of life, as
places, however, are still to be heard
from.
The government has authorized the
military bake houses to bake bread fck
the earthquake sufferers.
NICE QUIETING DOWN.
NICE, Feb. 2S.-This city has resumed
its normal condition, the people having
entirely recovered from the earthquake
fright. slight panic was occasloned
yesterday during the celebration of mass
in the Church of Notre Dame by the fall
ing of some plaster, but the panic soon
su0sided without any harm being done.
THIRTY HOUSES FALL. q
ROME, Feb. 2S.-Thirty houses have
fallen in Claris, in consequence of the
damage done TO tnefa by the recent earth@
quakes.
A slight earthquake shock was feltsS
Diano Marian to-day.
GRATITUDE AND GLOOM.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-A letter from
Cannes says the feeling of profound graft
itude is general over the providential es.
cape OF the town from disaster, but that,
deep gloom prevails, especially among
business people, who foresee that the
Riviera will never again be a health re-
sort.
Marie Van Zandt, the singer, and hes
mother took refuge in garden during
The excitement. They suffered extremely
from cold, nervousness and insomnia.
FELT IN AUSTRIA.
LONDON, March 1.-The earthquake
was felt in several places in Austria and
Bulgaria. Severe shocks were experi-
enced at Shumla on the morning of Feb. 26.